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Dates of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8)

February 8, 2022
  1. The 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) will be held on August 27 and 28, 2022. The format of the meeting will be determined in due course taking into account such factors as the situation surrounding COVID-19.
  2. Additionally, prior to the TICAD8, the TICAD Ministerial Meeting will be held online on March 26 and 27.
  3. As the COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable socio-economic impact also on Africa, Japan is of the view that now is the time to work together internationally. Through the TICAD8, Japan will strongly support African-led development and aims at setting out a pathway for African development looking ahead to the post-COVID-19 era.

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